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NASB | Matthew 24:1 Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:1 Jesus left the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the [magnificent and massive] buildings of the temple. [Mark 13; Luke 21:5-36] |
Bible Question:
Scripture ... Mat 13:39-40, 49, 24:3, 28:20 ... My answer to “end of the world” ... are the same word in 13:39-40, 49 and 28:20. It must mean the harvest is done? Sunteleia is Strong's 4930 (not 4910), the word used in all five places ... also Hebrews 9:16. |
Bible Answer: Searcher, Matthew 13 is ONE of my favorite sections of the Gospels. To understand what you are asking you must understand the rest of the verses too. In each of the verses you provided, Matthew 13:39-40, 49; 28:20, plus numerous other verses that not mentioned, say the same thing. Searcher, ALL THE “WORLDS” LISTED IN YOUR VERSES ARE “AIONS” - Strong’s 165. Too often, in Scripture, what was translated “world” is actually Strong’s 165 “aion”. This word means “age as in era”. It is for an INDEFINATE period of time. It has nothing to do with dirt par se. Cosmos, the Greek word from which we get “world”, is listed under Strong’s 2889. It is (as far as I could tell) always translated “World”. In one place "world" is used from two different Greek ones. 1 Cor 3:18-19: “Let no man deceive you,” (Interesting, Jesus also used that same phrase in Matt 24) “if anyone among you seem to be wise in this world (#165), let him be a fool. … for the wisdom of this world (#2889) is foolishness with God.” Through what “ages” have we come? And by “we” I mean mankind. There was the stone age; the middle ages (I wish I was still there); the dark age; the industrial age; the space age; the information age; and in Matthew's day the "AGE" to which everyone KNEW referred to their "present age". Well the end of each of those ages gave birth to a new age. Most overlapped only until the new “age” got going, UNTIL the “old” age came to its end. Therefore, I stand my stand about the end of the age – the Jewish age, the age of the Law and Prophets, THAT “WORLD” CAME TO AN END exactly when, how and where Jesus said it would. The harvest referred to in Matthew 13, etc. was completed. HIS-story details how well. But, every “AGE” has had a time of harvests. We are still in ours! Sometime I’ll go over 2nd Peter 3:10. It’s RICH with truth. Respectfully, Taleb |